
Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
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Chapter 26.2, Problem 1BE
You have a 10-Ω and a 15-Ω resistor. What is the smallest and largest equivalent resistance that you can make with these two resistors?
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